英語日常口語 Unit2:In the flat
本單元是關於在公寓的對話
Tim: Alice this is my cousin Michal - our new flatmate. He's really missing his friends.
Alice: Oh, Michal let me take you. mind off , where are you from?
Michal: From near Warsaw - the Polish capital.
Alice: Oh, what do you do?
Michal: I'm a guide tourist.
Alice: So interesting! Why are you visiting London?
Michal: To improve my English.
Alice: Oh, well, why not come out with us now? Then we can cheer you up and you can practise your English at the same time.
本單元的語言點是複合詞，複合詞由兩個（或更多）單獨的詞組成。可以用名詞（a flatmate），形容詞（lovesick）或動詞（jump-start）組成複合詞
Compound words are made up of two (or more) separate words. You can combine nouns (a flatmate), adjectives (lovesick) or verbs (jump-start) to make compound words.
Sometimes they become one word （有時它們可組成一個詞）:
flatmate (noun)
lovesick (adjective)
Sometimes they become two words （有時它們可組成兩個詞）:
tourist guide (noun)
travel agent (noun)
Sometimes they become hyphenated （有時它們可以由連字號，即“-”連接起來）:
low-paid (adjective)
film-goer (noun)
Note: There are no hard and fast rules about which category each compound word goes into but a good dictionary will tell you. You can also help yourself by making a note of new compound words you come across and the category they go into.
注意:複合詞應該屬於哪類詞沒有硬性規定，但查詢一本好詞典一般可以獲得解答。平時遇到新的複合詞的時候應注意記錄，並瞭解它應該屬於哪類詞。
Generally the stress is on the first word （重讀一般都放在頭一個詞上面）:
phone box (noun)
smoke-free (adjective)
spoon-feed (verb)
Vocabulary (詞彙):
A flatmate (n): a person who shares a rented house or flat with other people 與他人共同租住同一個住宅或單元房的人
Lovesick (adj): a feeling of such strong emotion for someone that it makes you feel almost ill (but not actually physically ill) 因思念某人而害相思病（並非身體真的有病）
A tourist guide (n): someone who shows visitors around places of interest 帶領遊客四處旅遊的導遊
Low-paid (adj): earning a small amount of money for working 低收入的
To spoon-feed (v): 1: to feed someone (usually a baby) with a spoon. 2: to give someone so much information or help that a task or job is very easy for them 用調羹喂某人（如嬰兒、病人）；嬌生慣養
